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Jar: C.12-1985

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Current Location: In storage

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Production: Unknown

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Description

Hard-paste porcelain jar painted underglaze in blue. Ovoid, with a short neck, standing on a foot ring. The sides are decorated with incised vertical lines and thee circles, each painted with a floral medallion. There are borders of flowers and foliage between narrow lines on the shoulder and above the foot.
The base is marked with a leaf, underglaze in blue

Legal notes

Bequeathed by A. H. Palmer, Esq

Measurements and weight

Diameter: 9.8 cm
Height: 12.8 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1905-06-07) by Palmer, A. H.

Dating

Kangxi Period (1662-1722)
1662 - 1722

Materials used in production

Underglaze colour
Hard-paste porcelain

Techniques used in production

Incising
Underglaze

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Identification numbers

Accession number: C.12-1985
Primary reference Number: 71605
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 17 September 2015 Last processed: Wednesday 13 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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